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TI-2021-05053 Aliases CVE-2021-22009GHSA-f7qg-95q6-7f8p

Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation

Priority LOW 36CWE-668Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-668 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The vCenter Server contains multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities in VAPI (vCenter API) service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit these issues to create a denial of service condition due to excessive memory consumption by VAPI service.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01403 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud FoundationVMware vCenter Server(7.x before 7.0 U2c, 6.7 before 6.7 U3o and 6.5 before 6.5 U3q) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x before 4.3 and 3.x before 3.10.2.2)—No fix listedCNA
  • VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation Vendor— Affected VMware vCenter Server(7.x before 7.0 U2c, 6.7 before 6.7 U3o and 6.5 before 6.5 U3q) and VMware Cloud Foundation (4.x before 4.3 and 3.x before 3.10.2.2) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0 to before 5.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*6.7VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 to before 5.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:6.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.7 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-22009
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f7qg-95q6-7f8p

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2024-26040 Privilege escalation in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26039 Heap-overflow in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-24610 Out-of-bounds write in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-07131 Code injection in VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05049 Path traversal in VMware vCenter Server, VMware Cloud Foundation KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-05029 Improper input validation in VMware vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Foundation KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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